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[Ogress]

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Wow! Your stuff is growing good! I better get my bum in gear and out of this chair! I have some of that trout lettuce seed - time to weed and plant the coldframe!

 

[pettec63]

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You bet I wanna see!!! Thanks for the info, I will keep this in mind because honestly? that is what one of my big goals for raising more chickens were, to keep the process going, and that is a main reason why I bought the bator, to keep the freezer full and be able to incubate my own crosses and layers and infuse the qualities I like into my birds! So, speaking of foraging, have you any information on what is called the freedom ranger?? I've seen it on acouple websites and they say it's supposed to be a meatie that is bred for free range? Just wanted to pick your brain about that one? I need to take pics of my plucker too!

 

[pettec63]

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I'm sort of walking around in a fog.

We are just getting out of our fog from DH's Mom untimely illness & death...just about out of the fog & POW!
Mother's Day hit, and I could tell he was enveloped in the fog all over again...so I hugged him & said I would share my Mommie with him, and that brought a small smile to his face

Hugs to you Haller!!!!!!!

Hang in there!!! prayers to you Haller!! and lots of hugs!!

 

[Chickielady]

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Wow! Your stuff is growing good! I better get my bum in gear and out of this chair! I have some of that trout lettuce seed - time to weed and plant the coldframe!

I planted my salad greens in January..and row covered it & did not open but 2 X to water.
This fall, in Sept I want to plant cabbages & brussels sprouts, by the mega ton, to stock the freezer, and store up for winter.

 

[Chickielady]

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Are you a newbie we forgot to welcome ???
There is so many I cannot keep track of you all anymore, but just in case...

And we are not ignoring you!
We just get carried off talking..I am sure the horse folk here will get to ya!
I will go take pics of the plucker, & then the Cochins..

 

[eenie114]

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Darn.

And no, NEVER AGAIN!

Actually, if I actually remember to pack my sweater next time, maybe I won't become a grouchy polar bear....

Can we make a date NEXT NEXT weekend ?
Ogress wants to attend too!

Um, what date would that be? I'm confused.

I leave the 24th... And we may be going camping.

 

[BarnChick]

Chickielady

OH MY!!!

like, WOW. I just checked out your page! What a setup you have. Its incredible. A person could almost live in that. Super job.

 

[TheReidHomestead]

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Thanks for the input!

I may have to hang onto the orpingtons until I know for sure what they are. I'd love to have hens, and they are beautiful birds, very calm. The lavender orps have much smaller combs, but it may just be because they are different birds. The Barnies are calm too, at least so far. They are supposed to be a mellow bird.

You should have seen my runs before we built the new coop! No matter how deep I'd bark them, the mud would come right through, even with the covered run. In a couple of days, the birds would be to their knees in mud! And I'd have to kneel in it to change out their food and water

The kids playground never got muddy, so we ripped out the swingset and had someone build these covered runs for us. I think the playground retaining wall keeps the water from flowing through and the ground cloth under the bark keeps the mud from seeping up. My dogs had their kennel on here for a while, and the dogs stayed clean, and bet of all, Shasta can't dig through the groundcloth! since it contained her, I knew it'd be good.

I agree with CL, you might want to wait on the English Orps. They are such big birds, and mature so slowly. I have the English Orps as well as the Lav Orps, and the Lav Orps are much different in type and size.

CL!!! Gorgeous food growing there!! I was just about to go gang busters on starting my veggie seeds when my mom fell in early March and I had to run back to the east coast for three weeks. I haven't gotten my mojo back yet even though DH has tilled the beds. At this point, I think I'll just be buying a few veggie starts and I'll need to wait for it to warm up first!!! It is going to warm up, right?!?

 

[T Hi]

I have a house available for a potluck in Bonney Lake! Plenty of room if anyone wants to bring air mattresses & sleeping bags & stay for the night!

Like camping but inside where it's warm and dry!!!

2 bathrooms and a full kitchen!!!!!

I could use some company!!

 

[Chickielady]

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Can we make a date NEXT NEXT weekend ?
Ogress wants to attend too!

Um, what date would that be? I'm confused.

I leave the 24th... And we may be going camping.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!
I used my new water pick to clean all the dirty mud off the scales on MOT's legs before the Monroe show!!!
Snort!
He has his own tip, of course, and it sure did a good job on cleaning his yellow legs, albeit water splashed all over the kitchen & me.
Next next would be the 21st & 22nd.